Company Profile
WestWater Research is the leading firm in the water rights industry. WestWater specializes in transaction advisory services, water right valuations and appraisals, marketing services, water resource economics, and investment services. Since its inception in 2001, WWR has advised clients in every western state, including Alaska and Texas, on various water rights projects. We are forging new markets and developing innovative solutions in the water markets. WestWater Research’s team excels at finding creative solutions to complex water marketing issues.
Experienced and Accomplished
With offices in four states (ID, WA, MT, VT), the WWR team is composed of economists, MBAs, and geospatial information systems (GIS) analysts with over fifty years combined experience in the water rights industry. Principals at WestWater Research conducted some of the first in depth water trading analyses and water right appraisals in the United States. The WestWater Research team played a lead role in the design and implementation of water trading laws throughout the western United States and has advised corporations, governments, and individuals on water policy and transactions at an international level. The team also has broad experience in water marketing, regulatory policy, water valuation techniques, financial investments, commodity trading, resource economics and planning, and GIS technology. We transfer our skills and knowledge and utilize our broad industry experience to develop innovative solutions for water transactions. WestWater brings a unique perspective to water projects, and we continue to be proven market leaders in the industry.
WestWater Research will assist you in evaluating alternative water supply options for growing municipalities, developers, power plants, environmental users, and investors. We identify cost effective and dependable sources by evaluating local water rights, reuse options, and alternative water development opportunities. WestWater Research will coordinate the transaction, negotiate the water rights acquisition, and facilitate regulatory approval for you.
The need for water right appraisals is increasing as water sales become more frequent. However, few certified appraisers have the background and experience to conduct water appraisals. WestWater Research has developed an appraisal method that sets the standard for the industry. We have conducted appraisal for a wide range of private and public sector clients for price negotiations, tax accounting, and asset transfers.
We utilize the latest technology for your water project. A challenging aspect of today’s water markets is finding qualified trading partners. WestWater Research has pioneered a unique technique that utilizes Geographical Information Systems (GIS) analysis and water asset ownership information to identify qualified trading partners.
WestWater Research will develop and implement a low profile acquisition strategy for high profile clients. We will contact candidate water right owners on your behalf and facilitate negotiations in confidentiality.
Trading opportunities are often limited by the ability to move water from one place to another. WestWater Research helps clients overcome this problem by negotiating delivery agreements with existing providers or by creating strategies that include the development of new infrastructure. We will work with local engineering firms to design, develop and implement the necessary infrastructure to move your water to the market.